North Korea blocks off industrial zone, border trade
John Sudworth Apr 3, 2013
Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea blocks South Korean worker access to an industrial zone along the border of the two countries.
South Korea accuses North Korea of cyberattack
David Brancaccio Mar 21, 2013
South Korea is still recovering from an apparent cyberattack earlier this week. Government officials suspect North Korea of hacking, but is the country even capable?
Which country depends most on exports?
Stephan Richter Mar 13, 2013
Find out which country exports 56 percent of its GDP each year.
Born on Inauguration Day: Adopted by the U.S.
Aaron Schrank Jan 18, 2013
Born in Seoul, South Korea, on the day that Bill Clinton first took office, and later adopted by a U.S. family, Matthew Wood voted in his first U.S. presidential election this past November.
South Korea mall says 'Hello shopper, nice to see you'
David Brancaccio Oct 10, 2012
A mall in Seoul, South Korea is installing facial recognition cameras to read shoppers' gender and age in order to generate customized ads.
Apple-Samsung ruling resonates hard in South Korea
Queena Kim Aug 27, 2012
The court ruling that Samsung infringed on Apple patents has complicated fallout in South Korea, where Samsung's success has been very much a part of the national identity.
South Korea wants to resume whaling
Mitchell Hartman Jul 5, 2012
South Korea asks the International Whaling Commission, currently meeting in Panama, to allow limited whaling for scientific reasons in its waters.
South Korea agrees to free trade deal
Steve Chiotakis Nov 22, 2011
A month after the U.S. passed a free trade deal with South Korea, that country's government has accepted the proposal -- although not without a few bumps along the way.
MIDDAY UPDATE: FBI and the GDP
Katharine Crnko Nov 23, 2010
Today we heard about yesterday's FBI seizures following a long and wide investigation into insider trading. The FBI seized documents from different...
